Means for heating vertical gas-retorts.



H. J. TOOGOOD.

MEANS EUR HEATING VERTIGAL GAS RETORTS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE25,1912.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

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H. J. TOOGOOD.

MEANS PoR HEATING VERTICAL GAS RBTORTS.

APPLIOATIUH TILBD JUNBZS, 1912.

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H. J. TOOGUOD.

MEANS PQR HEATING VERTICAL GAS RETORTS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25,1912.

1,055,887. Patented Mar. 11,1915:

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APPLICATION ULEB JUNE 25,1912.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT oEEicE.;

HERBERT JOHN TooGooD, or ELLAND, ENGLAND, AssiGNoR To ROBERT DEMPSTER &

`soNs, LIMITED, or ELLAND, ENGLAND.

MEANS FOR HEATING VERTICAL GAS-RETORTS.

.Application filed June 25, 1912.

This invention relates to lvertical gas re` torts of the type Yknownvas continuousor semi-continuous and its principal obiect is te heat such ietorts in the most efficient manner, utilizing the waste heat as fully as possible, so as to obtain a maximum production of gas aiid'iiesiduals with a minimum consumption of fuel.

According to my invention I employ two streams `of-fuel gases for heating the length ofy the-retorts, traveling either upward or downward as maybe found most ad'vantageous, one o such streamsheating the lower portion of the retorts'and the other the up per portion. The maximum heat can thus be applied to the portion of Vthe charge Where it will be m'ost etticient'in the production of good gas. l

`In a continuous vertical retort, which neeessarily lcontains coal in every stage ot can b onization at the same time, beginning with the cold coal at the top, in practice it is found that an empty space is sometimes formed at the top of the retort owing to occasional hanging up of the eoal in the feeding lioppeizlv Consequently it is desirable. to avoid applying the maximum heat tothe extreme top of the retort, which would otherwise become overheated, and crack the gas on its way from the charge to the takeoff opening; and further, were. the maxi-.

munrtemperature. applied to the extreme top of the retort. ninclrheat would be lost liy excessive radiation losses through the.

bench top` which besides wasting fuel, would interfere with the work of the stokers. lt is also desirable. that the coal as soon as it enters the retort should he quickly heated to a fairly 'high temperature, in 0rdcr that the liquids formed may he quicklyl vaporized, as otherwise these liquids would destroy the porosity of the cap of the charge, and t us hinder the free escape of the gases which aie simultaneously being evolved in the lower part of the charge. From these considerations it appears that Specification of Letters Patent.

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lhe top of the retort should be heated to temperature intermediate between the teinfk perature ofA combustion andl tliesensihlef i heat of the products of coinbustionternied. waste heat, the maximum heat 'heiiiiglap-i plied at a point some distance from lthe of the retort., and the heating gasesvoigftlie,- main portion thereof then traveling ward. The ring or annular wall tit-'coke formed at the poilit of ap'plicationfof*theA maximum heat will then slowly conductthef, heat to the central core of'coal as `they trav-,el i down the retort, assisted bykthe 'heat-Ariel# ceived through the walls of the retortffronij; the descending stream or streams ofv 1heating the mass of the charge will be fairly-uni-i form and high in temperature throughout,.,

.170 gases, until toward the baseofutlie retor.t

a higher average teinperatureoi the cross-.1

section of the chargev being probably reached toward the bottom than attlie :pointmo maximum application ofoutside; heat.

In order that each cross section'foffthef; charge may be uniformly heated, atlueeniayjV be applied to the'side of the vretort faces the outside wall of the setting, 'thereby ployet. g while in larger' i'etorts, which are.`

-counteracting excessive radiation lossesj. from this portion of the chargell f f A As at present the case'w'ithexisting..

built up of grooved and tongued blocks, ver-g..

tical [lues are preferable, so that tl-ie ver tical walls divi( ing the tlucs may cov'eijithe` vertical joints bctwwnlthe blocks,` Opin,-V`

ion is divided as to the movements of theV particles of the charge in a continuous'verf tical retort, one opinion lieiiig that the cen-1v tral core, being of higher specific 'gravity and tree from skin friction against the sides i of the. retort, woulddescend faster than the outer ring. and that the side particles would continuously roll in toward the center. My own experiments, however, show that although this does occur iii a liopper'having :in average cross-sectional arca many times greater than that of its outlet,'yet in a vessel of such proportions as my vertical re; tortsl this rolling tendency is practically nonexistent. the lcharge moving downward steadily, with only such slight displacements as are necessary to till the Varying erossseetion of the retort. This fact has an imposant bemin on the mailed of heating' the cdre of thec arge, as this core will be l"of coal surrounded by a ring of coke movcrosssection of coke o jvarying tempe1'-..

ature, the central partsof course beingthe coolest.

to the inner parts,` and the'temperature ot the outer, parts is maintained or augmented byjconduction from the heating lues, until toward the bottom the complete 'cross-sec-Y g tion ofthe charge willhave attained approximately uniform temperature fas before l .mentioned lnordertoprevent the coaly in the feeding hopper becoming sticky byA reason of the heat from 'the retortbeing conducted up the fireclay.

ironworlnpthe parts of the setting adjacent to the top of the retort may be filled in with The taper of the retorts is preferably sharper in the upper than in the tion, in order to provide for the expansion of the coal when' first heated, andfacilitate the uniform downward progress thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig'ures l and 2 illustrate a means for heating the :retorts in vwhich thevsecond stream of hot gases, heat-ing thev upper 'port-ion of each` retort, is. derived from .or 'is` a continuation ofv the first stream, which has heated the lower portion of the retort .containing the hot. coke, either stream Abeing sub-divided as may be found desirable.' Figs. 1^ and 2^ are views corresponding to Figs. l and 2 respectively, but v:illustrating slight modificationsV Yhereinafter described. Fig. 3 is a section taken onA the line III-HI of Fig. 7, showing a further modification. in which each streamv of heating gases comes from an independent set of burners; Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line IV--IV of Fig. 7; Fig. 5,. a Section taken on thc line V-V of Fig. 7; Fig. 6, asect-ion tahenon the line VI--VI of Fig. 7,; land Fig. 7, av sectional plan taken on the line VII-VII of Fig. 3. Referring firstly to Figs. 1 and 2, the

formerof which is a section taken on the line. I-I in Fig. 2,'whilc the latter is Aa sectional plan taken on the line I-H in Fig. ,1, the reference'numeral 1 indicates -the 4front wall of the setting, 2 the retorts,

.3 the fine supplying producer gas, which lat- I ter meets thesecondaryvair at the burners 4, (the said secondary air arriving through ports 4a) and heats the lower portion of the retort in yits downward travel to Vthe flue 5,

Aits-entry to the flue 5 being if desired coners` trolled by a damper or dampcrs (i. Thence the hotv gases pass upthe passage or passages 't' vto form a second stream which proceeds As 1the charge descends fartherl additionalheat is imparted from the outer indicate secwhich case the function of controlling the Y entire draft through the heating chambers of one side of one retort is performed by the single damper 8. yThe partition 13 may also be dispensedfwith, as shown in Fig. 2^ when the divided stream passing down the sides vof the retort is re-concentrated in a single ascending' passage 7, whereby the last tracesof combustible gas which may exist in the stream coming from one burner will be burned by excess airl'admitted by another burner, and the heat Agenerated utilized on the retort as fully as possible. Fig. 1^ also shows in a somewhat.exaggerated form the differential taper of the retort hercinbefore mentioned. v I

In the modification illustrated by Figs. 3 to 7 the producer gas coming from the producer 14 into the flues 3 passes through the burners 4i The secondary air passes through the flue 15, in Contact With extensions 16 of the retorts, which extensions may bel provided with ribs to increase their 'contact surface, then through the regenerator 17 and isthen led by flues 18 to the burners 4, these fluesbeing provided with delivery orifices 19 as shown -in Figs. 3, 4, 5 vand 7. :Ihe burners may be of the oo nstruction shown, or of any other type or form preferred. The primary air enters the ducs 2O and proceeds through the fiues 21- to the producer 14. The fuel gases which have heated the upper portions of the retorts pass from the heating ilues 22 controlled by dampers 23 to the mixing chamber 24 vand thence to the Waste gas passages of the regenerator and ultimately to the i main flue 25. The descending stream of heating gases after passing the dampers 6 ascends the flue 7 and enters the mixing chamber 24;` The waste gas regenerator' may be of any' .suitable type; ,thenumerals v26, 26, indicate secondary air 'passages in apply a less degree of heat at a point higher than that above mentioned, but somewhat below the upper end of said retort, said means also including passages whereby the air and from the point of maximum heat are con ucted down the side of the retort Afor the purpose set forth.

2. Vertical gas retorts providedwith, producer gas passages, burners supplied thereby at a point between the ends of said retort, secondary air passages directing the air to the gas at said burners, passages leali` ing the mixed gas and 'air from said burners down the side of the retort t0 i thereof for heatin passages leading this mixture a heating action up to a point above burners but below the retort'to ing it to the upper part of saixd moderate interval bclow said tially as set forth.

3. Vertical gas retorts provided with, producer gas passages, burners supplied thereby at a point between the ends of each re-y tort, secondary air passages'. directing the air to the gas at said burners, passa s lead ing the mi"cd gas and air from sai burners down the de the retort to the lower part thereof for heating the latter and additional passages leading this f mixture after such eating action up bo a point above the said ournei's but below the 'retort 'ing it to the upper part of said ietort at a moderate interval below said top, the said onward' and downward passages being lonythe latter and additional and apply retort at ,a

the lower part:

top and applyf' tioned passage gitudinally divided into se rate ues or channels and provided with mpers for individually controlling the same.

'4. Vertical gasretorts providedexternally with longitudinal passages, in combination with means for supplying air and gas for combustion at a point between the top and bottom of each retort, so' that the heated gases pass down the side of the retort t0 heat 'its lower part, a passage extending from the bottom of the retort upwardly to a point above the first mentioned and a mixing chamber 24 at the upper end of the retort communicating with the last menfor the reception of the spent ases.v

5. ertica gas retorts provided externally with longitudinal passages, in combination with means for supplying air and gas for combustion .at a point between the top and bottom of each retort, so that the heated gases pass down the side of the retort to heat its lower part, and a passage extending from the lower part of the retort to the upper part thereof, for conducting the said gases at a reduced temperature to said upper part as set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed niv name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERBERT JGHN TOOGOOD.

Witnesses:

Ema nsr Pmnsfriinr Nnw'roN, JAMES LnsLin lVILniNsoN. 

